1990 Geo Storm Base 1.6L SOHC from North America

Summary:

Faults:

I have spent $1400 to repair the car. Also, the glove compartment lock spring is broken.

General Comments:

I like the performance, styling, and comfort of this car. However, replacing parts is not cheap since it was only made for 4 years. I think it would do Chevrolet some good to redesign this car and remake it with the Cavalier's 2.4L Z24 4-cylinder engine. A definite competitor to the sporty Honda Civic and Toyota Celica.

15th Aug 2001, 21:25

2nd Nov 2001, 16:30

Yea, I'll have to agree on that one. I have a 93' Storm and I can keep up with my friends 00'Neon and I blow away some civics. That idea to put the cavalier 2.4L Z24 under the hood of a Storm would be awesome!

12th Jul 2005, 21:29

There is no crank sensor on this car. Are you sure it wasn't the cam pick-up coil they replaced (in the distributor)? That should have been really cheap to do. It cost $12 at autozone and I just had to take apart the distributor to do it.

1990 Geo Storm GSi from North America

Summary:

Faults:

Weld broke in the exhaust manifold (that was probably my fault, it shouldn't have done that).

Passenger side seat belt buckle broke off; no clue how that one happened.

Doors wouldn't close when it gets cold out... the latch in the door froze a bit.. it will close if you warm up the car a bit.

General Comments:

This car has definitely been worth buying. I've only had to take it into the shop a few times over the past few years I've had it.

I'm a mediocre short person so I had no problem with the space (I'm never sitting in the back but my friends tell me it's quite cramped *grin*); so if you're a tall person this car is probably not for you.

Top speed I've gotten it to is 102mph and I probably could've gotten it up faster if I had a longer stretch of road to drive it on.

14th Feb 2006, 18:02

Honestly, I own a 90 Geo Storm and I have rode smoothly on the highway at 115 mph. the car is great and if you can get you hands on one, I would be a great investment. Although I would not recommend it for teenagers because that's how old I was when I got mine and drove way too fast for my own good (or any one else).

31st May 2001, 16:42

28th Aug 2001, 10:40

I found the two alternator replacement comment interesting, as I just had to have mine replaced for the second time also. The first replacement was covered under the original warranty though. I bought my Storm new in November, 1990, and it now has 136,000 miles on it. Other than the body starting to rust, I still love it and have had very few repair problems with it, other than the alternator.